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Tulsa Nonprofit Assisting Immigrants On Path To Citizenship
A Tulsa nonprofit has added a new free service to help immigrants in the city on their path to becoming a U.S. citizen. Leaders from the Tulsa Immigrant Community Development Corporation said their new naturalization program helps provide financial assistance to cover the citizenship process. TICDC executive director Luis Flores...
Local race horse wins Speedhorse Futurity
Local race horse Ima Fancy Eye, owned by Shania and Terry Dale Cox and trained by Rhonda Valvidia, won last Saturday’s Speedhorse Futurity, which took place at Tulsa’s Fair Meadows Race Track. The winning jockey was Jesus Salazar. The win was the local racehorse’s fifth straight and sixth victory this year. Ima Fancy Eye recorded a 91 speed index in winning the event.
Kiddie Farm In Bartlesville Offers Farm Fun For Kids, Parents
A farm created for kids is introducing agriculture at a young age. Kiddie Farm is an 80-acre property in Bartlesville. Kelly Zimmerman opened it to the public about four years ago and runs the farm with Col. Ken Suggs's help. "They can come out here, and they can ride the...
ODOT shutting down lanes for construction on I-35
ARDMORE, Okla. (KXII) - Traveling south on I-35 might be a little harder this week as the Oklahoma Department of Transportation continues to install a wrong-way detection system. ODOT said it will be narrowing the interstate to one lane between Brooks Road in Springer and Highway 77 in Davis from...
State closes Gum Springs School
—The Oklahoma State School Board of Education voted unanimously at a special meeting Tuesday to deny Gum Springs School accreditation, Sandy Garrett, state superintendent of schools, said. This means Gum Springs will face mandatory annexation, she said. Garrett said it wasn’t a happy time for the state board, “We don’t...
Grizzlies assistant promoted to head softball coach
Last year at this time, both former Gans Lady Grizzlies softball coach Laney James and her assistant Jacklyn Green weren’t put in place in those coaching posts until late summer break. Thus, there was little time to get the Lady Grizzlies into fast-pitch softball mode. That didn’t happen this...
Tennessee man has been charged in Kansas for suspected $1 million investment fraud
(KANSAS CITY, Kan.) On Friday, July 26, 2024, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and the United States Attorney’s Office in the District of Kansas announced that a Tennessee man has been indicted for an alleged $1 million investment fraud scheme. Alcides Roman, 65, from Lebanon, Tennessee, faces...
Kiefer’s Mackey Competes in All-State Golf
BY JOHN TRANCHINA, SPORTS EDITOR CATOOSA – It was a fun time for Dillon Mackey, getting the rare opportunity to mingle with some of the state’s best golfers, without any real pressure […]. You are currently unauthorized to view this page. If you are a subscriber, you...
'They weren’t hustling': Man questions fire department's response to deadly fire
A Tulsa family is mourning the loss of their three dogs plus their home after a house fire in March. But wants answers after they said the first responders didn't act fast enough.
McDonald looks to repeat, Johnson standing in way in OGA State Amatuer
Winning the Oklahoma Golf Association State Amateur Championship once is difficult, back to back is rare, especially in the past 45 years. Jim Kane did it in 1979 and 1980, Joe Nick in 1992 and 1993 and Brendon Jelley prevailed in 2014 and 2015. William McDonald of Oklahoma City has...
Spirit Halloween Will Open After August 1 in Oklahoma
July is coming to a close, which means summer is almost over and Oklahomans will soon be getting ready for Halloween. And the opening of Spirit Halloween signals that the spooky season will be here soon. After Independence Day, stores instantly began putting Halloween decorations on shelves. And big stores...
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